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又

yòu · you

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HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. (once) again
  2. also
  3. both... and...
  4. and yet
  5. (used for emphasis) anyway
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In a conversation

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Walking and texting

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)又(yòu)迟到(chídào)了(le)！

    You are late again!

  2. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，路上(lùshang)又(yòu)堵车(dǔchē)了(le)。

    Sorry, there was a traffic jam on the road again.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)走路(zǒulù)来(lái)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Did you not come on foot?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，路上(lùshang)人(rén)又(yòu)多(duō)又(yòu)挤(jǐ)。

    Yes, the road was crowded and packed.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)又(yòu)边(biān)走(zǒu)边(biān)看(kàn)手机(shǒujī)？

    Were you walking and looking at your phone again?

  6. Dengdeng

    被(bèi)你(nǐ)发现(fāxiàn)了(le)。下次(xiàcì)不(bù)会(huì)了(le)！

    You caught me. It will not happen next time!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

某(mǒu)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，他(tā)又(yòu)累(lèi)又(yòu)沮(jǔ)丧(sàng)地(de)回(huí)到(dào)了(le)家(jiā)。

One night he came home very tired and sad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)字(zì)他(tā)又(yòu)写(xiě)了(le)一(yí)遍(biàn)，还(hái)是(shì)不(bú)太(tài)好(hǎo)看(kàn)。

He wrote this character once again, but it still doesn't look very good.

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